WHAT CAN BE PLACED IN THE "SEARCH FOR" BOX

There are three spaces on this form in which one can enter either a person's name(s), single words, or phrases. The input boxes are located under the boxes which read enter Name, Word or Phrase. As this indicates, either a name, a single word, or a phrase may be placed here.

A single term may be entered, such as "enhanced"; or a phrase may be entered, such as "enhanced luminescence".

When these two words are entered in a single box, the system will search for articles which contain both "enhanced" and "luminescence" adjacent to each other-- the words in that order and right next to each other.

Names can also be typed into this box. A later section explains this in more detail.

Remember, the system is very literal. It will find only terms exactly as you type them in, spelling errors and all. Other forms of your word will not be found unless you tell the system to do so through truncation.

USING MORE THAN ONE INPUT BOX TO COMBINE SEARCH TERMS

Users can combine search terms in a variety of ways by connecting words, names or phrases via the "Additional Search Term" menu. A different search will be performed by using both boxes than by using a single phrase in the Search For box only. This menu offers four options:

These selections define how you want your two search terms to be used together, and each will perform a different combination which will do your search in a different way.

"Also Must Contain" is typically used to identify articles that cover several related topics. It is also used to identify articles by a particular author on some topic(s) of interest. For example, to search for articles containing BOTH "enhanced" and "luminescence" anywhere in the article (not necessary adjacent to each other), first enter "enhanced" in the first input box. Then select the "Also Must Contain" in the "Additional Search Term (optional)" box. Finally, enter "luminescence" in the second "Search For" box. The result will be articles that contain ONLY BOTH of these terms.

"Or May Contain" is typically used to broaden a search. You may want to enter synonyms for a topic to make sure you'll get relevant papers no matter which term the author has used in the text. Or you may want to find papers by either of two favorite authors. So, to search for articles containing EITHER "enhanced" or "luminescence", use "Or May Contain:" in the "Additional Search Term box in addition to the Search For box. The result of this search will be articles with EITHER "enhanced" OR "luminescence" in the text, or both.

"But Not Contain" is typically used to narrow a search. You can use it to week out articles that are definitely not relevant to your search by excluding papers on a particular topic or by a particular author. To search for articles containing only "enhanced" WITHOUT "luminescence", use "But Not Contain:" in the Additional Search Term" box in addition to the "Search For" box. The result will be articles that contain ONLY "enhanced," none of which include "luminescence."

"Also Must Contain Nearby" To search for articles containing BOTH "enhanced" and "luminescence" WITHIN 10 words of each other, use "Also Must Contain Nearby:" in the Additional Search Term box in addition to the Search For box.

SEARCH FOR THE FIRST PART OF A WORD WHICH MAY END IN MANY WAYS (TRUNCATION)

Use the (*) key for truncations and don't truncate less than 3 characters. For example: nano* will bring up nanostructure, nanometer, nanotechnology. Filtrat* will retrieve filtrate, filtrates, filtration, filtrating, etc.

USING CAPITAL LETTERS OR ACRONYMS

DeLIver is not case sensitive, so it will search for "IR" or "ir" as if they were the same. However, the system is doing an exact matching search for any acronyms that you type, so that a search on "author affiliation" as "MIT" will result in both people from MITsubishi as well as MIT. The system will not, however, find those people who list themselves as affiliated with the "Massachusetts Institute of Technology."

USING PUNCTUATION

The system replaces punctuation with spaces; the system gets rid of all punctuation in this way at all times. Thus, when searching for a specified combination of words, it will find those words with or without punctuation in the text.

SEARCH FOR A NAME

When searching for authors, you can type in Last Name, First Initial* (this is the truncation symbol.) The system will retrieve people with matching last names and first names which begin with the specified letter. This could take some time. Or, if the system has trouble with the "*" symbol, you can type in the Last name, Complete first name (if known) in the "Search For" box, "Or May Contain," and then type in the Last name, First initial in the "Additional Search Term" box. Use the commas between first and last names, and periods don't matter. This may seem redundant but will result in more articles because author's names are given in different ways in different articles. If you're unsure of the first name, it's better to use just the initial (with or without a period).

For example:
Stillman, G*
-or may contain-
Stillman, Gregory (Or May Contain) Stillman, G.

Middle names should not be used unless you are certain the author uses it when publishing, since the system will find names only exactly as they are published.

Names with three seperate words (such as "John van Mueller") can be tricky. Again, DeLIver will find names only as they are exactly entered by the publisher, which will vary by publisher and even by article. We recommend that you try a name such as this entered in different ways using the "Or May Contain" option.